Instant Oatmeal!

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  • thevoice1973
    thevoice1973 Posts: 55 Member
    The naturally occurring sugar in fruit isn't the same as the refined sugar you get from candy or junk food. As long as you're not diabetic, you don't really have to worry about incorporating fruit into your diet a few times a day.

    Actually, the sugar in fruit is also sucrose (as someone else as pointed out, it is a disaccharide (fructose/glucose)). It's all well and good to point out the individual quantities of the types of sugars in an item, but for the body, it's all the same. Sure, some fruits have a higher proportion of fructose to glucose, but in essence, it's a moot point. The only issue is for young children, who have a reduced capacity for fructose absorption by the small intestine.

    If it's a monosaccharide, it's used as energy directly (meaning without further digestive breakdown) by the cells. Interestingly, fructose absorption by adults is correlated to the specific quantity of glucose absorbed at the same time. Pure fructose is not absorbed as well as when it is part of a disaccharide like sucrose. This is information that is available on Wikipedia, but may require some basic chemistry knowledge to fully understand.

    Ultimately, it comes down to realizing that there are no "magic foods" that you can eat without counting as calories.
  • palmerdanielle
    palmerdanielle Posts: 341 Member
    I have instant oatmeal almost daily, I prefer stovetop oatmeal but for time I usually do instant, one suggestion is if you eat more than one packet ( I have 2) consider using either plain oatmeal and adding your own extras, or do one packet that's already flavoured and one plain packet mixed, still get a bit of flavour and sweetness but less sugar and calories. I also add a teaspoon of chia seeds to mine and sometimes fresh berries, yum. I like the protein ideas as well, though personally find protein powder in oatmeal kind of gross :p
  • DeborahBarone2
    DeborahBarone2 Posts: 7 Member
    I eat quaker instant oatmeat for weight management. I love it. I put a half a cup of raspberries, blueberries and blackberries on it. My favorite breakfast. 160 calories for the oatmeal. total calories for berries are 104 calories. So a good 264 calories breakfast. I actually could eat this for another meal too.
  • 4realrose8
    4realrose8 Posts: 117 Member
    I would use steel cut oats and cook it on the stove with an added egg for protein (makes it custard-like) and a tsp of some kind of fat- coconut oil, half & half, walnut oil, or chopped nuts, etc. You can make is savory with salt, parmesan, herbs, or traditional with cinnamon. No added sugar and if you can handle the carbs, maybe a half serving of fruit.
  • ChangeIsADecision
    ChangeIsADecision Posts: 709 Member
    bump-a-licious! :happy:
  • bdorri00
    bdorri00 Posts: 38 Member
    It is higher in sugar than plain oatmeal but still better than other breakfast foods you might have.
  • Kristinemomof3
    Kristinemomof3 Posts: 636 Member
    Following for yhe overnight oats recipes.
  • Dreamingallday
    Dreamingallday Posts: 47
    I stopped eating instant so often as I found I wasn't full long enough. I brought out my crockpot and put in some steel cut oats to cook over night and I get an amazing breakfast all hot and ready when I get up. I add in some apples, cinnamon and something sweet like honey or brown sugar and it has worked much better for me.
  • FindingAmy77
    FindingAmy77 Posts: 1,268 Member
    Okaay so is instant oatmeal and a banana, orange, or a apple a good healthy breakfast?
    I have heard instant oatmeal isnt good for you and people said that Bananas, oranges, and apples are high in sugars and stuff..
    But arent they good sugars?
    I mean they are fruit so how can they be bad for you?
    HELP MEEEE!! Lol
    it is perfectly fine. I would suggest to add a protein to it like an egg or ham or even beans if you don't eat meat. oatmeal and a protein is a great jumpstart to your day. Don't get too caught up on bad sugars vs good sugars. just limit them and move on. You know what else the fruit has: good carbs and fiber. win win. Count the calories/ log your foods and don't stress too much. We do need some sugars to live and all.Just don't drink fruit juices. Real fruit is always best
  • mgalsf12
    mgalsf12 Posts: 350 Member
    I eat quick oatmeal nearly every morning, not the instant kind. The instant kind breaks down too fast for my body and it has a lot of added sugar. Oatmeal and fruit...yes a healthy breakfast! :)
  • alexflynn011
    alexflynn011 Posts: 19 Member
    Whats wrong with oatmeal?

    Whats wrong with fruit?

    Oatmeal beats processed cereals anyday (I love both)

    Fruit beats chocolate any day (I also love both)

    : )

    this.
  • FatFreeFrolicking
    FatFreeFrolicking Posts: 4,252 Member
    I don't like the taste of instant oatmeal. It tastes like chemicals.

    I prefer steel cut oats or old fashioned oats instead.
  • scottkjar
    scottkjar Posts: 346 Member
    Whats wrong with oatmeal?
    Whats wrong with fruit?
    Oatmeal beats processed cereals anyday (I love both)
    Fruit beats chocolate any day (I also love both)
    : )
    Rock breaks scissors every day.
    Paper covers rock every day.
    Scissors cut paper every day.
  • stephicozar
    stephicozar Posts: 36 Member
    I love a no-cook, cold 'oatmeal' (or porridge). Regular oats (or honey roasted rolled oats for extra yumminess) soaked overnight in the fridge in equal parts almond milk and greek yoghurt, a pinch of honey or vanilla paste, with some chopped macadamias or almonds and a little dried or fresh fruit chopped in in the morning. It lasts for a few days in the fridge.

    I've tried it with 'instant' oats and its really gluggy and not nearly as filling. Use real oats.

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